Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Sotheby's; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sotheby's, a leading destination for art and luxury, is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to enhance their infrastructure and developer platform services. The role involves collaborating with engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions, focusing on building practical tools and addressing complex engineering challenges. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in programming, cloud technologies, and a passion for creating efficient systems.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in engineering building platforms.
• Experience with one or more programming languages including Go, Node.js, Python, Scala, or Java.
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Responsibilities

• Build, optimize, and maintain a platform for engineers and product teams.
• Design elegant abstractions and robust APIs.
• Communicate persuasively with peers to inspire cooperation.

Skills

Programming languages

Cloud technologies

Automation tools

Microservices architecture

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Established in 1744, Sotheby’s is the world’s premier destination for art and luxury. Sotheby’s promotes access to and ownership of exceptional art and luxury objects through auctions and buy-now channels including private sales, e-commerce and retail. Our trusted global marketplace is supported by an industry-leading technology platform and a network of specialists spanning 40 countries and 70 categories which include Contemporary Art, Modern and Impressionist Art, Old Masters, Chinese Works of Art, Jewelry, Watches, Wine and Spirits, and Design, as well as collectible cars and real estate. Sotheby’s believes in the transformative power of art and culture and is committed to making our industries more inclusive, sustainable and collaborative.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Senior Infrastructure Engineer to play a central role in the future of our infrastructure and developer platform services. You will join the InfraDev team working closely with other engineering teams to deliver high quality and scalable solutions for building and delivering technology products at Sotheby's. In this role you will be a technical driver, teacher, and hands-on contributor helping shape our architecture and technology stack.

You have a passion for building practical, reusable, and resilient solutions for other engineers, and wish to tackle hard product and engineering challenges working in concert with smart people. You have the ability to take on complex problems, learn quickly, iterate, and persist towards a good solution. You are customer-focused and passionate about delivering tools that will delight and empower your peers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build, optimize, and maintain a platform that enables other engineers and product teams to work faster and more efficiently
• Design elegant abstractions, useable and practical tools, and robust APIs
• Work closely with engineers across our Product & Technology teams
• Communicate persuasively with peers to inspire cooperation and collaboration
• Eager to learn new technologies and open to learning from others
• Create amazing intuitive experiences that remove pain points for our users

IDEAL EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

• 4+ years of experience in engineering building platforms, infrastructure, and deployment and infrastructure tooling
• Experience with one or more programming languages including but not limited to: Go, Node.js, Python, Scala, or Java
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with build and deployment tooling (Bazel, Github Actions, Pants, Spinnaker)
• Experience with automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with relational database systems (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Exposure to microservices architecture and observability (Kubernetes, Docker, service meshes, distributed systems, tracing)
• Exposure to event streaming platforms (such as Kafka and Kinesis)

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